The Ministry of Health (MOH) has updated its May 13's daily report of Covid-19 in its evening press release.

There are 34 new cases reported in Singapore on May 13, after two more imported cases were added to the count.

Amongst these, 13 are asymptomatic while 21 were symptomatic.

This brings the total number of cases to 61,453 instead.

There are 24 new cases in the community today, of whom 20 have been confirmed to be linked to previous cases. A majority of them are linked to the Changi Airport Terminal 3 cluster which is now the biggest cluster.

There are no Covid-19 cases reported from the dormitories today.

There are four cases currently unlinked and here are the details:

4 unlinked cases in the community

In the evening update, MOH said that the four unlinked cases in the community include two domestic workers, a tutor and a homemaker.

Case 63120: 47-year-old homemaker

Case 63120 is a 47-year-old female Singaporean who is a homemaker. She developed a fever, sore throat and body aches on the night of May 7, but did not seek medical treatment until May 11, when she went to a polyclinic and was tested for Covid-19. Her test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection the next day. Her serology test result is pending. She has tested preliminarily positive for the B1617 variant and is pending further confirmatory tests.

Case 63127: 43-year-old foreign domestic worker

Case 63127 is a 43-year-old female Myanmar national who is a foreign domestic worker. She developed body aches on May 7 night, a runny nose on May 8 and a fever and sore throat on May 10. She sought medical treatment at a GP clinic on May 10 and was tested for Covid-19 the next day. Her test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on May 12. Her serology test result is negative.

Case 63131: 50-year-old tutor

Case 63131 is a 50-year-old female Singaporean who works as a tutor at Learning Point. She developed diarrhoea and a headache on May 3, a fever on May 6 and a cough on May 11. She sought medical treatment at a GP clinic on May 11 and was tested for Covid-19. Her test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection the next day. Her serology test result is pending.

Case 63147: 51-year-old foreign domestic worker

Case 63147 is a 51-year-old female Philippines national who is a foreign domestic worker. She developed a fever on May 8 and sought medical treatment at a GP clinic. On May 12, she developed a fever, cough, runny nose and headache and sought treatment at the same GP clinic, and was tested for Covid-19. Her test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection the next day. Her serology test result is pending. She has tested preliminarily positive for the B1617 variant, and is pending further confirmatory tests.

10 imported cases

There are 10 imported cases today. MOH said that this is an updated number from the afternoon press release as two more imported cases have been added following further investigations.

Here are the details of the 10 imported cases:

• One is a Singaporean and two are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India.

• One is a Dependant’s Pass holder who arrived from Nepal.

• Two are Student’s Pass holders who arrived from India.

• Two are Work Pass holders who arrived from Nepal and Sri Lanka.

• Two are Short-Term Visit Pass holders, including one that arrived from India to visit a family member who is a Singapore Permanent Resident and the other is a sea crew who arrived from Japan on a vessel and was tested onboard without disembarking.

They had all already been placed on SHN or isolated upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN or during isolation. The arrivals from the Indian sub- continent had already come into Singapore before the restrictions on travel were imposed.

Other updates on confirmed cases

23 more cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. A total of 61,029 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

There are currently 150 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and three are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

243 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19.

31 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.

New locations visited by cases during infectious period

Over 40 new locations were added to the list of public places visited by cases in the community during infectious period.

The new additions are highlighted in yellow.

Here's the full list:

Those who had been identified as close contacts of confirmed cases would already have been notified by MOH. As a precautionary measure, persons who had been at these locations during the specified timings should monitor their health closely for 14 days from their date of visit.

They are urged to see a doctor promptly if they develop symptoms of acute respiratory infection (such as cough, sore throat and runny nose), as well as fever and loss of taste or smell, and inform the doctor of their exposure history.

MOH adds that there is no need to avoid these places as the National Environment Agency will engage the management of affected premises to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection.

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